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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 99099" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>ctmom,</p><p> I have to agree that connecting to others is a huge help. It really gives one the light bulb moment that you aren't alone. </p><p></p><p> Hearing other's share their stories and heart break, solutions, thoughts, learning, joy and successes is a huge part of what a/this support community has done for me. </p><p></p><p> I like to hear what has gone on in a members experiences with a difficult child without reinventing the story. I prefer to hear the honest emotions and the truth. It gives me some resources or frame of reference when hit with a new difficult child type moment. If I heard about it here within the community, I am less inclined to be rattled.Knowing someone else has survived this particular horror and survived goes a long way towards helping me not want to jump out of my skin. </p><p></p><p> The humor that is wrapped around a difficult child moment has gotten me through many a long day or night. </p><p></p><p> The support system works best for me when members ask me questions about my particular issue of discussion and offer me alternative views and insights of their own. </p><p></p><p> I think the big reason that a support community works well is that often we isolate ourselves from everyday people. Here we are free to come and go. Interact daily if one pleases, disappear for weeks or months at a time. There is a high level of tolerance for the most part. </p><p></p><p> I did find, as the owner of this particular support site that a fairly clear cut set of rules, structure and boundaries kept things moving along in a civil way to all. Having a knowledgeable facilitator often came from the members themselves.</p><p></p><p> Probably all of this basically comes down to acceptance of each other for the battle each of us faces.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 99099, member: 3"] ctmom, I have to agree that connecting to others is a huge help. It really gives one the light bulb moment that you aren't alone. Hearing other's share their stories and heart break, solutions, thoughts, learning, joy and successes is a huge part of what a/this support community has done for me. I like to hear what has gone on in a members experiences with a difficult child without reinventing the story. I prefer to hear the honest emotions and the truth. It gives me some resources or frame of reference when hit with a new difficult child type moment. If I heard about it here within the community, I am less inclined to be rattled.Knowing someone else has survived this particular horror and survived goes a long way towards helping me not want to jump out of my skin. The humor that is wrapped around a difficult child moment has gotten me through many a long day or night. The support system works best for me when members ask me questions about my particular issue of discussion and offer me alternative views and insights of their own. I think the big reason that a support community works well is that often we isolate ourselves from everyday people. Here we are free to come and go. Interact daily if one pleases, disappear for weeks or months at a time. There is a high level of tolerance for the most part. I did find, as the owner of this particular support site that a fairly clear cut set of rules, structure and boundaries kept things moving along in a civil way to all. Having a knowledgeable facilitator often came from the members themselves. Probably all of this basically comes down to acceptance of each other for the battle each of us faces. [/QUOTE]
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